I knit this hat as a gift for The Boyfriend's best friend's soon-to-be 7 year old sister's birthday (follow that?). Her favorite color is purple and she loves things that are shiny, so when I saw Caron Simply Soft Party I squee'd.

This is my first time knitting a hat and my first time knitting reversible cables. I loved both. I suck at figuring gauge in the round so this hat will probably fit her until college, but I think too big is better than too small. It is meant to be worn brim folded-up or down, but I think it looks better folded.

The gauge looks spot on! And the knitting is wonderful! I knit the Palindrome scarf, and it's a favorite of mine! So nice there's no wrong side!

Anyway, great work! Wow, your first hat!!!!!

ArtLady1981

09-05-2010, 02:14 AM

The gauge looks spot on! And the knitting is wonderful! I knit the Palindrome scarf, and it's a favorite of mine! So nice there's no wrong side!

Anyway, great work! Wow, your first hat!!!!! :thumbsup:

WandaT

09-05-2010, 08:51 AM

Beautiful!! I love this pattern too - made a scarf for a gift but haven't made the hat yet.

ShanaHoo

09-05-2010, 08:55 AM

Thanks, ladies!

I took out one repeat and made it a litte bit shorter, but I'm not too worried about it because-- and as her pseudo-big sister, I mean this with TONS of love- she's got a big round head.

I wish it hadn't taken me so long to make my first hat! For the last few years I've shied away from anything that I couldn't fit on my straight needles because I was nervous about investing in circs. SO GLAD I DID. I've got some more hats, scarves, and a couple afghans to go for Christmas :knitting: , but I'm thinking I'm going to start my first sweater in January 2011.

PS- How crazy is that that I'm talking about January 2011 being in the near future??! This has been a FAST YEAR.

kmaclean

09-05-2010, 11:59 AM

Great job! Love the color too!

Slim

09-06-2010, 03:02 PM

Oh, that's cute! And a great color, too. She'll love it!

aprilbetty

09-06-2010, 07:09 PM

First hat? You must be a pro! It's great.

Lana

09-06-2010, 09:21 PM

First hat?! First reversible cabled?! :yay:

:woohoo:YOU ROCK!!!

MerigoldinWA

09-15-2010, 06:43 PM

A very nice job on your first hat! I'm glad you didn't wait any longer either. Aren't hats fun? :cheering: I agree that this year has gone fast. Your January sweater will be here in no time.